The 13th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 at Country Village Park.The celebration is scheduled to be held from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the park that is at 6550 NW 188th Terrace in Miami.Admission is free and will feature live music performances; a bounce house; rock climbing; pony rides; art and food.The festival is sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan.National Heritage Month began Sept....

Twenty students achieved perfect scores on state exams they took last spring while at Bob Graham Education Center. Students received certificates that recognized theirachievements on the Florida Standards Assessments for English language arts, math, Algebra 1 and Civics and the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in science.Students not pictured have moved on to high school.“These scholars are to be commended on their extraordinary efforts...

Staff writers Megan Medina and David Snelling shared memories of their late editor.“On my first day of work, I didn’t know what to expect, because during my interview he seemed like a serious man, so I was a little nervous,” said Megan Medina, 26. “But Roger always had this sense of humor.“On that first day, he started making little jokes and told me to not be shy,” Medina said. “He made me feel...

Roger Alan Reece, the editor and publisher of “The Miami Laker” for three decades, died on Aug. 4 after a short illness.Reece, of Miami Lakes, was 81.He was called a town legend, a gentleman and even a rock star by friends who mourned him.“As a devoted newspaper reader, I was always proud to read the news of the Miami Lakes area so well presented by Roger Reece and his staff,” said Bob Graham, a former Florida governor...

Talk between neighbors in Miami Lakes can often turn to traffic, and how a rush hour drive three miles across town along Northwest 154th Street can take 30 minutes or more.News that closed off bridges at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street could be opened to traffic coming from Hialeah, west of Interstate 75, will further burden Miami Lakes streets, the town council and most residents said during a special Aug. 19 meeting.Those...